Designer: Pjotr Müller
Year: 2006
Photography: Pedro Kok
City: Otterlo
Country: The Netherlands
House of Dr. Jung at the Kröller-Müller Sculpture Garden, designed by Pjotr Müller and photographed by Pedro Kok, is a 2006 artwork featuring stacked wooden boxes forming a house. It includes plaster sculptures depicting classical mythology. Müller’s work aligns with the maxim “Omne trinum perfectum” and uses Schindler’s proportions and unit system.
Architectural photographer Pedro Kok shared a work of art by Dutch artist Pjotr Müller, House of Dr. Jung (2004-2006), located in the sculpture garden of the Kröller-Müller Museum. The museum’s collection includes several of Müller’s works, primarily on paper. In 1987, Müller created another piece, To Noumenon, in the same sculpture garden. Like House of Dr. Jung, it was designed to decay naturally.
House of Dr. Jung comprises three rectangular stacked boxes made of scrap wood, forming a house with a basement, a story above it, and an attic. This design adheres to the principles “Omme trinum perfectum” (every perfect thing is threefold). Müller employed the proportions and unit system of architect R.M. Schindler, who worked with Frank Lloyd Wright and is known for the Lovell Beach House in Los Angeles and King’s Road House in West Hollywood.
Inside House of Dr. Jung, five plaster sculpture by Müller are displayed. These sculptures reflect Müller’s interest in classical mythology, featuring plaster fragments of gods and item like stools, Thonet chairs, and an umbrella, representing archetypal references to religious and mythological messengers.
Pedro Kok’s photographs of House of Dr. Jung resulted from a non assignment, where he had the freedom to approach the subject without clients or commissions.
Kok described his experience as a moment of discovery, with the early-autumn surroundings reduced to colors and light, drawing focus to the unusual structure.
Kok used the optical tilt effect to recreate the sense of discovery, destabilizing the forest surroundings and emphasizing the structure. This effect diminishes as one approaches the building and disappears inside, where harsh contrast and claustrophobic spaces prevail, lit by intense light.
For the purist and curious, Kok included a more conventional photograph with human figures for scale reference, ensuring a geometrically and optically accurate depiction.
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Address: 6 Houtkampweg, Otterlo 6731 AW, Netherlands
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